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® ASSOCIATED « » PRESS ® ® DISPATCHES ® *#••••*«# VOLUME XXIV Opening Session State Luther League Meeting With Three-Fourths of the Leagues in State Repre sented Annual Convention Opened Monday Night. much Enthusiasm SHOWN BY DELEGATES Rev. Charles Steck Spoke at Opening Session on “God Calls Young Workers.”— Meeting in St James. The fourth annual convention of the Luther League of the United Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North Carolina op ened its meeting last night at St. James Church here with a most inspiring pro gram, the feature of which was the ad dress by the Hev. Charles Steck, on the subject, “God Calls Young Workers." The vanguard of the convention had n meeting when the executive commit tee held a luncheon at the Y nt one o'clock Monday afternoon and follower] with a committee meeting at two o’clock. However, the night session was tke first one in which the whole assemblage participated. After a prelude on the or gan, the vested choir filed slowly in and the congregation joined in a hymn. The Hev. L. A. Thomas conducted a short de votional service which was followed by a very beautifully rendered vocal solo by Miss Grace Kohn, of Mount Holly. The greeting from St. .Tames Church was to have been given by Miss Dorothy ii olff, but on account of illness, her greeting was rend by Miss Muriel Wolff, which was as follower Welcome friends to our fair city Welcome as the flowers in springtime Welcome ns the showers in summer Me, the children of St. James, say welcome. All our doors to you stand open All our heart for you beat warmly, All are glad that you are coming For a time to dwell among ns. May your hears all burn with gladness As you hear the call for service In the vineyard of the Master. Wear the emblem of our Union Kluc and gold, black, white and crimson Emblem, of the Leager of Luther Emblem worn from days of Luther. Carolina's children are we , > From her mountains to her seashore Leslie lifOnur higher. Let us make our church more glorions. So again we greet you gladly Offer you the hand of friendship. Welcome you to church and fireside And we jtnow that "You’ll Like Concord.” Mr. J. H. Rhyne made the response tuid in a few well chosen remarks he pointed out that the League had grown from a small and scattered institution to one of state-wide importance and in-' fluence. He also said that to make this convention one of great usefulness, three things should be observed: pres ence, punctuality and prayer. The Rev. Charles Steck, of Waynes boro. then made the address of the eve-! ning on the subject: "God Calls Young Workers.” Mr. Steck in' opening showed ; where there was proof in both secular 1 ana sacred History where the young peo ple had done the great things. He pointed out that it was the duty of the parents to train,the young that the chil dren might have the strength and cour tage to withstand temptation. Mr. Steck then took up the duty of the church and showed how the Sunday School, the Luther League, and the cate chetical classes all went into the up building of the youth and gave the youth an opportunity to give service to the church. The Luther League, he said, should give itself up to looking after the spiritual welfare of young people. He then took up a number of ex amples of young people who had made a name for themselves and told the age at which they accomplished these ex ploits. Among the men were Alexan der, Julius Caesar, Mark Anthony, John, the Baptist, Paul, Napoleon and Luth er. Luther was thirty-four when he nailed the ninety-five theses on the door nt Wittenburg. Woman’s part, Mr. Steck averred, was to come in the fu ture. She had not had the chance in the past. Mr. Steck next brought out the import ance of the individual effort. There wete two classes of men, he said, male factors and benefactors. Love and hate are never in groups, they are always in individuals. Providence works through individuals. The world was redeemed by one man, Christ. The closing part of Mr. Steck’s speech was an appeal to the individual to have a ready hand, a willing heart; and heav en, he said, would ask for nothing more. The meeting closed after an anthem by the choir and the singing of the' Luther League rally hymn. The program for today is as fol- j lows: 0:80 a. m.—Devotional Service—Rev. A. O. Voigt, D. D. Enrollment of Delegatee. Greetings From Fraternal Delegates. Appointment if Committees. President’s Report. Report of Eexecutive Committee. Report of Other Officers and Stnnd'ng Committees. Luther League Ral'y Hymn. A 2 .30 p. m—Devotional Service—Rev. . G. Voigt, D. D. Message From ‘he Foreign Field, — Rev. C. E. Nocman. . . Luther League Methods-Rev. S. AT bite Rhyne, Miss Mary Propst. 4:30 p. m.~Signt Seem; Tour Con ducted by Kiwanis Club. 7:15 p. m.—Convention Banquet. Experiments in thirty-two Ameri can cities indicate that 17. per cent of accidents occurring at night are dne to inadequate illumination.. The Concord Daily Tribune ♦ - SW ARM OF MOSQUITOES . INVADE CHICAGO SUBURBS I Streets Are Deserted and Children Are Kept Indoors. Chicago, Aug.- 24.—-An unprecedented invasion of mosquitoes has resulted in the estabHstiment of a modified mßrtinli i law against the insects in the northern * nud western' suburbs of Chicago. AA’ithin 12 hours the plague became so t I severe that Dr. Harry AV. Moore, in I charge of the crusade of extermination in Winueketka, ordered. all children of . the village to remain indoors until fur ther notice.. But that was not before scores of youngsters had bren stricken with high fever resulting from being . stung by the pests. The streets were de | sorted, all living creatures being driven . to cover by the swarms of insects. Prac i lienlly all of the golf courses closed be . fore noon and church services were nt . feuded by only a few. They werq forced > to wage an incessant battle with the pests when venturing into the open. I Scarcely a picnicker dared penetrate into the infested forest preserves along , the Desplaines River. Exetermination of the mosquito has suddenly become not only the most important municipal prob lem in nil communities adjoining the boggy Skokie A’alley and sluggish Ites ptaines River, but it promises to become a real issue in the next session of the State Legislature. RESCUE OF MISSING AVIATOR DARING ONE Flares Sent up by Missing Men Finally Attracted Rescuers After Several Days’ Delay. On Board the U. S. S., Richmond, Ang. 25 (By the Associated Press). —The dis covery, late last night of the missing Italian seaplane piloted by Lieut. Iyocn tclli and the rescue of its efour occu pants after tossing about for more than SO hours on tile waters of the north At lantic came in a dramatic fashion. The Richmond was putting out to sea for the night after an all-day search, when flares were seen. The lights reap peared nt intervals. It was after mid night when the Richmond's searchlight picked up the plane. Finding of the seaplane in these waters after drifting beyond the probable zone searched by the naval vessels for three days is regarded as bordering the mi raculous. The fliers had been sending ,up rockets every two lionrs nightly. DEMOCRATS OF BOV9H- .-"4 CAROLINA VOTE TODAY State-Wide Primary Being Held to Choose Candidates For Number, of Offices. (By the Columbia, S. C., Aug. 20.—With the four-cornered contest for the United I States Senate holding first place in gen , eral interest, South Carolina Democrats are voting in the party primary today for a full ticket of offices to be filled at the coming election. Nomination by the I Democratic party is equivalent to elec tion in this state. Senator Nat B. Dial, of Laurens, is opposed so renomination by Congress man James F. Byrnes, former Governor ; Cole L. Blease, and Insurance Commis sioner John J. McMahan. PRISONERS ATTEMPT TO ECAPE DURING STORM Made Effort to Dig Their Way From the County Jail at Elizabeth City. 'Br the Associated Press. 1 Elizabeth City, N. 0., Aug. 26.—Tak ing advantage of the.tropieal storm which last night visited the North Carolina coast in this section, prisoners in the Pasquotank county jail here attempted to dig their way to freedom. The effort wns discovered by the jailer just as a negro prisoner had succeeded in loosen ing a brick from the outside wall. The fire department was called ont and guarded the hole in the jail wall until the sheriff could be summoned. "With the exception of a number of trees blown down, little storm damage was reported here. THIRTY INJURED WHEN FIVE CARS LEAVE TRACK Accident Occurred at Menfro, Mo., and AA'as Caused by Defective Rail. (By' the Associated Press.l St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 26.—Thirty per sons were injured, three dangerously, when five cars of a St. Louis and San Francisco passenger train, bound from Memphis to St. Louis, were derailed at Menfro, Mo., today, according to advices received at the Frisco general offices here. Officials said the wreck was caused by a defective rail. Three sleeping cars, a smoking car and a chair car went off the track, and two of the coaches turned over, j acceding to the reports. j Hair Cut. For Men 05 Cents; Women *■ a Dollar. West Palm Bench, Fla., Aug. 25. The hair cut for men is to be advanced to 65 cents here at once, according to action taken by the barbers’ union, an advance of 15 cents. Woman is the cause of it. the bar bers declared, in explaining the advance and also will have to hand over an “artistic dollar” the first time they get their hair bobbed, and 65 cents for each additional bob. “Got to do It,” lamented one barber. “We can’t te’.l our stories, either.” Rain Causes Accidents. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Aug. 26.—A boy was killed and several dozen persons were Injured today in various accidents due to slip pery pavements during a heavy rain. A motor truck/ killed a boy. Nova Scotia last year marketed an apple crop of more than 2,000,000 bar rels. Aboard Ship 1 - • * H { * The Prince of Wales is n regular fellow on board ship. He always 1 can be found right out on deck 1 mingling with the other passengers. - 1 FREIGHT TRAIN RUNS WITHOUT AN ENGINEER Proceeded Three Miles Before Dis covery; Engineer Found Dead Along Track. Macon. Ga., Aug. 25.—A Southern Railway freight train ran for three miles last night on the main line be tween Macon and Atlanta without nil engineer at the discovered that the" engineer \*hs not blowing for crossings, he investigated and found the engineer's seat Vacant. 1 The fireman brought the twin to a stop. The crew went back along the railroad track three miles and found the lifeless ibody of the engineer, Guy N. Hancock, of Atlanta, on the ground. The only injury noticeable was a broken leg, ami it is believed tlint he died of lieart failure and fell ont of the cab while the train was running 30 miles an hour. Hancock was the oldest freight en gineer on the Mndon-Atlantn division of the Southern Railway- BODY OF MAJOR IMBRIE BEING BROUGHT HOME Ship Trenton Bringing Body of Major Who Was Killed by Persians. t>T the Associated Press.) Bushire, Persia, Aug. 26—The United States ship Trenton left this port for the United States yesterday, bearing the body of Vice Consul Robert W. Imbrie. who was killed last month by a mob at Teheran, the Persian capital. The body arrived here Sunday night, and was re ceived by the Persian authorities with full honors. It is being returned to the United States at the expense of the Per sian government. Loafing on the Highways. Greensboro, Aug. 26.—" Loafing on the Highways is another form of amusement that deserves attention," stated C. W. Roberts, yice-president and manager of the Carolina Motor Club yesterday. Mr. Roberts pointed out that cars traveling nt no more than 15 miles an bout* in heavy traffic were bolding up those who wished to make the trip on business. “Some were v doin%,this Sunday on the road between Greensboro and High Point,” said Mr. Roberts, “and were holding up everyone else. A few were just ‘jaunting’ while others were court ing couples who could not drive fast with one hand and naturally drove slowly. Others were driving slow because they were not competent to drive faster and should have been on some country road learning. “Loafing on the highways is the direct cause of many accidents and smash-ups that are generally charged against speed ing. With heavy traffic on the road, the string of cars following a courting cou ple will be forced to speed up at a con siderable rate to get around. He is tak ing a chance. This is a violation of the law and we respectfully call this to the attention of officers as a direct violation of the law.” f Chief Petty Officer Killed, the Aaaodateil Press.) Manila, P. 1., Aug. 26.—James E. Egan, of Omaha, Nebraska, -a chief petty officer, was killed today by an engine room backfire explosion on board the United States submarine S-2 at the Saviet navy yard. One seaman was slightly injured. The submarine was undamaged. May Send Edgar Bancroft to Japan. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Aug. 26.—Edgar A. Ban croft, a widely known Chicago lawyer, probably will be named in the near fu ture as American ambassador to Japan. A formal inquiry as to his acceptabil ity has been sent to Tokio by the State department, and it is understood that the Japanese government hw decided to respond favorably. 1 CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1924 STATE MIMES EFFORT TO SECURE LIFE OF MURDERERS Defense Has Concluded Its Arguments in Franks Hear irtg and'Attorneys for the State Are Being Heard. STATS ARGUMENTS WILL BE LENGTHY! Attorney Crov& Thinks Six • Hours WiH Be > Required in Final Argument—Death Sentence Desired by State. Chicago. A,ug. 26 (By the Associated 1 Press).—The legal battle to save Nath an Leo))olri Jr., anil Richard I.oeb from the gallows ended today, anil the state once more took up the offensive before Judge Jofin R. Caveriy in its endeavor to secure a death sentence for the slay ers of Robert Franks. Benjamin Raohraok, long time friend of the I.neb family, completed the de fense argument with another attack upon the mode of exnmina.tkms by which the state's alienists concluded that the two brilliant college boys were of normal mentality. He also attacked the legal citations of fered in the first arguments of the state intended to sustain the state's demand for the death penalty. Os more than a score of decisions' from Illinois courts cited by the state, Mr. Bachrach declar ed that “there is nor a single case in point.” He appealed to the court to consider thnt the present ease was entirely with out precedent in American legal history, and that the decision in this case would mark the course for the future. The spe cial peculiarities, he insisted, were the age of the defendants anil the nature of i their mentality. His argument which lasted more than an hour, anil was offer- i ed as the lust word of the defense, dwelt ! upon the retarded emotional development ’ of both boys. ] Robert E. Crowe, state’s attorney, in dicated that the final argument for the < state probably would require six or more I hours. i the death penalty state's Attorney Rob ert E. Crowe, in the final argument for the State today launched a vigorous at- 1 tack upon the mercy plea of counsel for Nathan Leopold. Jr., and Richard Loeb. He contended vigorously that neither the state’s attorney nor the court had the right to be lenient above the letter and i spirit of the law. MRS. FERGUSON WON’T HAVE K. K. K. OFFICERS She Favor<) Compulsory Registration! 1 of Membership in Secret. Orders. | Austin, Texas, Aug. 25.—N0 member : of the Ku Klux Klan will be appointed j ' to state positions in Texas nor will , present officer holders be permitted to ! ' remain if their affiliations with the | secret order are known to her, Mrs. ! Miriam A. Fergnson, of Temple, Demo- * eratic nominee for governor, is quoted ‘ ns saying, according to the Austin 11 American. : “I’ll not let a single capitol employe ( whom I know to be n member of the s Ku Klux Klan. remain in office,” the nominee is quoted as saying m an m- : terview- Sirs. Ferguson plans to continue her ! campaign against the Ku Klux Klan j and what she terms n secret domina tion of Texas politics by the hooded j orderT according to the newspaper. She ■ plans to put. into effect, it. says, the , plank of her campaign platform in t which she specifically condemns the Kn Klux klan and proposes legislation against masking, ngainst masked as sembly, and for compulsory registration ' t of membership in secret. orders for pub- ( lie inspection in each county. y It is as much to the nnti-klan senti- j ment ns to the pro-Ferguson element of i Texns voters that Mrs. Ferguson at- \ tributes here success in Saturday’s primary, and she considers this as mandate from the voters to continue the I, aggressive policy against Ku Klux; ( Klan, according to the newspaper. j t Find Stuttering Curable. | j Vienna, Aug. 26.—Nearly all children • affected with the habit of stuttering may ( be cured if the patietns are given proper care in time. This was the consensus ot opinion expressed by experts at the 1 first congress ever held on the continent to discuss improvement of the power of ( speech and the voice among youngsters, i Sudden Shifting of the Wind Saves Lower Half of North Carolina Coast Raleigh, Aug. 25.— A suddenly shift ing wind saved the lower half of the North Carolina coast from the serious effects of a storm tonight. Just after the center of the storm, which had been approaching up the Atlantic coast for several days, apparently had reached the Wilmington section, the wind shifted to the west and weather bureau officials stated the storm was moving out to sea. From Beanfort, Fort Macon, South reports that the fury of the storm seemed reports that the fury of tse storm seemed to have been spent in those sections) The latest report from Ocracoke, which had been cut off from communication since early morning, was that the storm had raged most of the day, the waters of Pamlico Sound and the ocean had met on the island and partially inundatsd it, and the wind had reached cyclonic propor tions but that tonight the waters bad MEETI6S AT CAMP CUSTER FORBIDDEN public is m i General Moseley Issues Or ders to Troops to Fire On Any U nau thorized Meeting Held On Reservation. SOME MEETINGS HELD RECENTLY Believed They Were Held by Ku Klux Klan.—Machine Guns Will Be Used to SJop Meetings in Future. (By flii! Associated Prow.) Battle Creek. Mich., Aug. 26.—Harbonl Hill, at Camp Gunter, will be covered with machine gnus hereafter, anil fire will be opened sliotrlil another unauthor ized meeting such ns was held last night, presumably by the Ku Klux Klan. be held there, an order issued today by Maj or John Franklin, chief of staff at the direction of Gen. George Moseley, said. The order, which is to be ready to ev ery organization within the camp, and has been issued to the press “so that all innocent parties may be fully advised,” says: “For several evenings detachments ap parently of the Ku Klux Klan. have en tered the couthern part of Camp Custer reservation, and held meetings on Har boril hill, with the evident intention St bringing their order to the attention of members of this camp. “Last night the guard sent to capture any such intruders on the reservation, ar rived too late, but it did gather in a number of members of this cmnp who had been attracted evidently by idle cur iosity. The members or this camp are warned to keep away from any and all such meeting. It is an offense for a soldier to appear in his uniform at such a gathering. The true patriotic soldier serves honorably in an organization wherein each member is recognized in the law by name. "To carry out the intent of this or der, instructions have been given to cover Harbored Hill with machine gun fire, and should another meeting be held this fire will be opened.” \ tud vnsikt&t&Kisutit* 1 LOST DURING STORM Was Caught in Fringe of Hurricane Which Swept the Coasts of Several States. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk. Va„ Aug. 20.—Caught in Pamlico Sound in the fringe of the hur ricane which swept the Virginia and North Carolina coasts last night, the tug Mildred McNally, of Philadelphia, went .to the bottom. Her crew of ten saved themselves in 'their own boats. Storm warnings today were ordered I lowered from Baltimore to Beaufort ! N. C. I Next Total Eclipse of Sun to Occur on January 24. 1025. j Washington, Aug. 26.—While no total I eclipses of the sun are listed for this year, one of the best opportunities for i observing a total shutout of Old Sol’s face will be afforded the eastern part of the country early in the coming year, officials *Ht the United States Naval Ob servatory here say. On January 24, 1925, the sun will be . in total eclipse. This will start at sun rise just beyond Lake Superior. Its , path will be on into New York State and lower New England. Eastern New York amL southern New England will be the best positions for observations. Vessels , in the Atlantic Ocean north of Scotland : will be able to see it at sunset. In the j middle of the Atlantic it will be visible nt__ noon. _ “Another total eclipse will take place January 14, 1926. This will start in Africa, crossing the Indian Ocean anil the Island of Sumatra in the Dutch East. Indes, and the lower islands of the Phil- ( ippines. Physician Arrested on Narcotic Law Charge. Charlotte, Aug. 23. —Federal agents announced last night the arrest today of Dr. S. M. Boyles, physician of Gas tonia, N. C., on a charge of violation of the Harrison narcotic act. He was placed under $3,000 bond for appearance in federal court. According to the offi cers, three bottles of morphine and a ' quantity of cocaine were found in his possession. Three hundred and fifty million electric lamps are in constant operation in the United States. , receded and the storm seemed to be abat ing. During the day many wild re ports concerning Ocracoke were current and failure to re-establish communica tion until late tonight seemed to give in formation to reports that the 600 inhabi tants of the island were in danger. The reports, received tonight from the island came by wny of Fort Macon and More head City either by wireless or telephone and alleviated fears which had been felt for the island’s population. Washington and' Elisabeth City, to night reported moderately high winds and rain but no serious damage, this lending credence to the belief that the storm was passing out to sea and only , the western tip of it would strike the upper half of the state’s coast. No re ports were available from Hatteras, wires Jto that point being down. Experiments A Is, ~ fi ffff r pssi 'm: fm , j , Miss V. P. Porter, professor of the Bureau of Standards. Is making tests to determine how thin celluloid can be made. She now has celluloid at a thickness of 1.254 hundredths of an inch. She dissolves the material in imylacetate and drops it onto the surface of clear water. ’ THE COTTON MARKET Severe Break of Yesterday Followed by Moderate Rally at Opening Today. ‘ (By the Associated Press.) New York, Ang. 2(s.—The severe break in the cotton market yesterday was fol lowed by a moderate rally at the opening today. Covering was promoted by rela tively steady Liverpool cables and more numerous drought complaints from the southwest. After starting at an advance of 13 to 21 points on active positions, the market sold about 23 points heft higher in the first few minutes. December advancing to 24.24. This bulge met further liquida tion, while (here also appeared to be some Southern and local selling which caused reactions of 10 or 15 points from the best, and gave the early market a rather nervous and unsettled appearance. It was believed that the tropical storm would not cause rains far enough inland to do any damage of consequence to the crop. 24.50; Mny 24.60 to 24.71. Physical Education in the Salisbury Schools. ' Salisbury, Aug. 20.—Salisbury schools will inaugurate a program of physical education much wider in extent than any ever tried here before when the coming section opens September Bth. Miss Ella Timm, graduate of the central school of hygiene and physical education, of New York, special student at Columbia Uni versity in this line of work, and coun cillor at Camp Hiawath for girls in Maine during the past summer, has been secured as head of this work. Miss Timm will have the assistance of the teachers in the individual schools in carrying lon her work. She will direct the entire physical education program of the grammar schools of the city. The high school girls will be given a program of educational training under the direction of Mrs. Paul Dunham, for merly Miss Clara Craven, of the local schools. She is a graduate of North Carolina College for Women and was very successful in this line of work last year. She will be assisted by certain teachers in the high sehool. The boys will be coached by the men teachers in the high school. All the branches of athletics will be encouraged. Class and group teams will be organized in the high and grammar schools and ev ery effort will be made to reach the max imum number of pupils in the various schools in the physical program outlined. With Our Advertisers. Beauty is nature's priceless gift to women. Get your beauty requisites at Gibson 1 Drug Store. Country produce fresh every day at the Sanitary Grocery Co. Fresh meats also sold there. Greeting cards of all kinds and other novelties carried in stock by Musette. It is contrary to the laws of lubrica tion to use any animal oils in your mo tor. See ad. of Mutual Oil Co. A three-room home outfit for $295 at the Concord Furniture Co. See Ad. to day. K. L. Craven & Sons start a new se ries of talks on coal today and introduce you to King Coal. See ad. W. A. Overcash's tailoring opening will take place next Friday and Satur day. See the new ad. today of Jno. K. Pat terson and Co. You will always find courteous, co operative and helpful service at the Cit izens Bank and Trust Company. Indians Now Claim City of Chattanooga Asheville, Aug. 25.—Claims to re cover five million acres of land em bracing much of East. Tennessee and in cluding the city of Chattanooga, has been filed by John M. Taylor, attorney before the Interior Department tor the Eastern Emigrant Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma and North Carolina. The suits have been filed at Murphy, Chero kee county, N- C., and also in Ten nessee. The attorney in support of his. claim has filed certified copies of various treaties. Michigan People Visit President. (By the Associated Press.) Plymouth, Vt„ Aug. 20.—A visit with members of the Michigan Grange com prised the program today of President Coolidge. The Michigan party is trav eling through this section in automo biles. ® TODAY’S @ NEWS @ TODAY * NO. 201. IJOHNKJWfIS WILL ■“■^-nfICETOOff 111 CUW, OHIO Addresses State Convention of Ohio Democrats at Noon on the Paramount Issues of the Campaign. TO SPEAK AGAIN AT FAIR GROUNDS Address There Will Be An Informal: One.—Planning For Trip to the Far West Soon. (By the Associated Press.) On hoard the Bt. Louisan, en route to Columbus, Ohio. Ang. 26.—John W. Da vis came to Ohio today to deliver to the people of the Midle West his first mes sage,as the Democratic Presidential can didate. He will spenk to the state convention of his party at Columbus at noon on the genera! issues of the campaign, and will lay imrticulnr stress on what he regards as the paramount question, “common honesty” in government. After addressing the convention, Mr. DaVis will visit the state fair groundß, where he will make an informal talk. Im mediately afterward he will leave for New Y’ork to complete arrangements for his first campaign swing into the Far West. * Anti-Klan Platform in Ohio. Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 26.—The Demo cratic party of Ohio in state convention here today adopted as its platform declar ation on the Ku Klux Klan the pro nouncement of its national standard bear er John W. Davis, in his recent Seagirt speech. The resolutions committee had approved the anti-Rian plank by a vote of 11 to 7. There was general cheering when the piank was read. An attempt to present a minority re- - ' port was ruled out of order. The entire platform was then adopted by acclama tion. John W. Davis, speaking to a crowd that met his train at Newark, said that he expected to deliver a message of common honesty in government all over the Unite)! States. * question of honesty in government «pl , Whether they do or do not want in this country an honest, candid and fear less government. I' believe the Demo crats con furnish them such a govern ment, and 1 believe the American people are going to vote in favor of it next No vember.” Tile Democratic nominee was greeted on his arrival here by former Governor James M. Cox, and other leaders of his party. He was escorted immediately to a hotel where he conferred with party chieftains. Ohio Democrats Against Kbut. Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 26.—Succeed ing in unseating W. W. Durbin, of Ken ton, as chairman of the state executive committee, and Fred J. Heer, of Colum bus, ns chairman of the state central committee, anti-Ku Klux Klan democrats today were preparing to demand the adoption of strong anti-Klan planks by the state platform conventioii when it meets today. The foes of the Ku Klux Klan were prepared to make a determined fight for incorporation in the state platform of the exact words of John W. Davis in his re cent speech at Seagirt, N.J., and if pos sible to have the convention give them ( its formal approval before the Presiden- f tial candidate makes his address. Sixty-five Years Since First OU Welt Titusville, Pa.. Aug. 20.—Sixty-five years ago today Colonel E. L. Drake "struck oil” at Titusville, formally ush ering in what has since become the great American pertoleum industry. He was the pioneer, and to celebrate his achieve ment, a gathering of oil and gas men will be held here tomorrow, which will be the anniversary of the day upon which Col. Drake’s well actually sent forth its pre cious fluid. Colonel Drake was guided in a remark able manner in the sinking of his first well. Had he drilled any one of the thousands of wells which have been drilled since then, he would not have struck oil in any one of them at the same depth and in the same formation as in the discovery well. There have been many wells as shallow, and shal lower, in other formations, but the orig inal Drake well was in a class by it self. The depth at which oil was found in it is given in the records as sixty nine and one-half feet, or less than half the depth to even the first in this lo cality. Colonel Drake seemed destined to strike oil at that particular spot, and did so in spite of all kinds of handicaps in the primitive conditions under which he worked, including the exhaustion of funds and at least temporary desertion by his original backers. Pineapples have been known to at tain a weight of seventeen pounds. WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER OAT SATO Generally aa< Wednesday, 4 yj
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